Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-12-16

"IeS MOuutlil grace VI acting, Inc
reading, beauty of pose, strong facial
expression and tragic power, enlist the
appreciation OF all hearers and behold
ers. The price of reserved seats has
been placed at 30 cents hall-sheet at
Van Epps' store.
OCoNNoR's old stand will be occupied
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday OF
next week 10y the ladies of st. Johns
Guild. with Il great variety of needle
work, both useful AVID ornamental, cs-
pecially suitable Tor Christmas presents
The gas-works event back" on us
Wednesday night, and during the later
hours OF the night the town WAS in
Egyptian darkness. The reason as
signed by the management OF the
company is that the coal supply was
short bat who is responsible for the
remarkable miscAlculation by which IA
gas. company runs short OF the base of
supply, does not appear, and the
STANDARD, which has always been a
friend to this and other enterprises
that tend to place our little city in the
foreground, insists that it is the duty
of the company to correct such errors
of judgment, by placing somebody in
charge who will see that the service is
adequately performed. We believe
that the reason assigned is the true
one, although there is a growing belief
that the quality as we'll as the guam
| tity of gag has been allowed to de-
teriorate, as means of introducing
the electric system, owned and man
aged by the same company. Be this
as it may, our people cannot afford to
be subject to such annoyance at a
time when all are DESTROYS of appear
ing to the best possible advantage.
THE wise buy their Christmas presents
early and have first choice. If they
wait too long they only get the leavings.
Van Epps' cheap counters are constantly
thronged and everybody buys because
the goods are sold at so low price.
"Where was Moses when the light
went out?" has become a common in
quiry, since the sudden failure of the
gas-supply, last evening. Some of
the incidents related are amusing. A
party of young folks. gathered around
the piano when the parlor was sud-
denly enveloped in darkness, insist
that few bars of rests vastly improve
the ballad they were singing. A poll
tician who had been vainly endeavor-
ing to throw some light on a knotty
point in controversy, thought that he
had been suddenly stricken with blind
ness as punishment for some mis-
statement he had made, and FASTENED
to assure his opponent that circum-
stances sometimes alter cases, and
that there might after all be some
merit in the objections interposed.
One of party engaged in a harmless
game of poker, was suddenly conscious
stricken just as he was about to rake
in a Jackpot, and swore off gambling
on the spot, with precisely the result
that attended the similar good reso-
lutiOns of Mark Twain's friends while
lost in a snow storm. Ranger spoiled
one of his best fries while he went
into the back yard to bless the COM
pany that for some time past has been
supplying the illuminating fluid in an
attenuated form that was exceedingly
exasperating. Mike thought for
awhile that he had been switched off
Oh the electric current that begins
without warning and goes out without
ceremony. 1t is safe to say that the
company created about as much ex-
element as if it had declared a divi-
dend, and the query now is, will the
performance which met with such
an unanimous encore be repeated?
VAN Epps will sell Steck Piano $25
cheaper than any one else can. Try him
and see. Organs cheaper than the
cheapest dare to offer them.
The STANDARD would very much
like to 60 into the complete details of
the grand celebration which inaugur-
ated the dedication, or opening, of the
new Hospital for the Insane of this
Territory, which took place at Fort
Steilacoom last night, but neither time
nor space will admit Of extended refer
ence. Suffice it to say that guests to
the number of 160 people went from
Olympia, composed of both houses of
the Legislature and the pride and
pomp of the city. At Steilacoom pro-
vision had been made by the Commits
sioners of the asylum, Messrs. Geo. D.
Shannon and A. F. Tullis, for the
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asylum. Upon arrival there, the crowd,
which finally numbered over 400, broke
up into small parties and generally in
spected the beautiful building. There
was nothing but praise upon everyone's
lips for the rare fidelity and devotion
on the part of the honest Commission
ers, Shannon and Tullis, which has re-
suited in such splendid building for
so small an expenditure of money.
There are few instances In the erection
of public buildings in any State in
which public money has been made to
reach SO far, and there is no honor too
great to pay to the two men who have
labOred so faithfully and honestly for
this end. After the inspection of the
building by the joint committee from
both houses, supper was announced,
which proved to be most elegant re-
past. The tables fairly groaned under